#1 Guide to Best Colleges Presents Completely Updated and Revised 2010 Edition
“The Best College Guide You Can Buy” – USA Today
“The Bible” – San Francisco Chronicle
Selecting the right college that coincides with particular needs, goals, interests and personality is one of the most important decisions any young person will ever make. With more than 2,200 four-year colleges in the United States, prospective students are overwhelmed with information and do not know how to begin their search for the correct college based on their individual preferences.
The revised and updated 2010 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges (ISBN: 9781402209604, July 2009, College Guide/Reference/ $22.99USA/ $24.99C CAN) by Edward B. Fiske features over 330 of the country’s best and most interesting colleges and universities. This indispensible guide helps readers discover the real personality of each school based on a broad range of subjects including student body, academics, social life and financial aid. The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2010 is the only guide that combines information about each college’s statistics and quality of life.
For more than twenty years, Fiske Guide to Collegeshas been a wealth of knowledge for college-bound students and their parents who are looking for an accurate and essential source for choosing the right college. In addition to the candid essays on each school, readers will find:
A list of schools that no longer require the SAT or ACT of all applicants
A section titled “Sizing Yourself Up,” with a questionnaire that will help readers figure out what type of school is a good match
A list of schools with strong programs for students with learning disabilities
The unique “If you Apply…” feature, which summarizes the vital information you need about each college’s admissions policies, including deadlines and essay topics
A section on the top Canadian and British universities to help the growing number of students and families in the United States seeking the educational bargains lurking just across the border to the north and across the pond.
The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2010 also gives you what no other guide does – a list of 44 colleges and universities that qualify as Best Buys based on the quality of academic offerings in relation to the cost of attendance. Fiske proves that price and quality do not always go hand in hand.
Students, parents and high school counselors trust and recommend Edward B. Fiske and the Fiske Guide to Colleges because it is fiercely independent. The Fiske Guide accepts no consulting, advertising or other fees from colleges and has no outside relationship of colleges working on its behalf. The Fiske Guide’s only goal is to help future students select the best colleges to reach their own goals.
About the Author:
Edward B. Fiske served for 17 years as Education Editor of The New York Times, during which time he realized that college-bound students and their families needed better information on which to base their educational choices. He wrote the Fiske Guide to Colleges to help them. He co-wrote, along with Bruce G. Hammond, the Fiske Guide to Nailing the SAT, as well as Fiske What to do When for College and the Fiske Guide to Getting into the Right College. For more information please visit http://www.sourcebookscollege.com/ and http://fiskeguide.com/.
Workbook Companions:
Fiske 250 Words Every High School Freshman Needs to Know
Fiske Countdown to College - 41 To-Do Lists and a Plan for Every Year of High School
